Flesh & Bone

I was born on the banks of Eternity,
A page of the history it teaches.
Not a care, lived my life like a hurricane,
Leaving everything along the way in pieces.

Some may have cheered, some may have wondered,
If I am flesh, if I am stone.
Thoughts of you tear through me like thunder.
You are the light that has led me back home.

Take me to the river, baby.
Wash away the lies.
I've got no reputation living in your eyes.
Take me to Eternity.
Let me bury this disguise.

A Southern boy has it harder sometimes.
It's like you were climbing a razor.
You were there when my dreams had all turned to dust,
And the man in the mirror was a stranger.

Look at me now, a soulless survivor.
No mask can hide the man that I've made.
You ease my pain. You make it silent.
Slowly I feel it beginning to fade.

Take me to the river, baby.
Wash away the lies.
I've got no reputation living in your eyes.
Take me to Eternity.
Let me bury this disguise.

I want to feel it,
Rushing over me into the tide.
I want to taste it,
Every moment 'til the end of my life!

[Guitar Interlude]

I have laid still, adrift in your memory,
Hoping your faith would erase all the years.
Maybe some time, maybe some magic,
Maybe your love will make everything clear.

Take me to the river, baby.
Wash away the lies.
I've got no reputation living in your eyes.
Take me to Eternity.
Let me bury this disguise.

Take me to the river, baby.
Wash away the lies.
There are no expectations hiding in your eyes.
Take me to Eternity.
Let me bury this . . . disguise.

written by: Richard Marx & Fee Waybill

Hope you don't believe a word
Of all the things I know you've heard about me
Really just a pack of ies
You see the truth before your eyes around me
Hard to keep it straight
The real from the ruse
Probably way too late

What can I do, but it's
Not what you think
Not what you hear
Not what you see
It's just the image
It's all on a string
All fantasy
Not really me

It's just the image
Would it be too much to ask
That you could just gvie me the chance to prove it
Or would it only be a waste of time
To try to make you change your mind and use it
What I've been looking for
Isn't what I thought
Not behind the golden door
You're all I've got, and it's
Not what you think
Not what you hear
Not what you see

It's just the image
It's all on a string
All fantasy
Not really me
It's just the image
What I've been looking for
Isn't what I thought
Not behind the golden door
You're all I've got, and it's
Not what you think
Not what you hear
Not what you see
Just the image

It's all on a string
All fantasy
Not really me
It's just the image
Not what you think
Not what you hear
Not what you see
It's just the image
It's all on a string
All fantasy
Not really me
It's just the image

It's hard to see reason
When there's so little hope alive,
But this is the season
To put faith in innocent eyes.
We're all thinking too much,
We're so out of touch.
We need to start over again.
So just let it wander,
'Cause you're never too old to pretend.

Tell you, just a little miracle
Is all you need to believe
Just a little miracle
Is all you need to believe.
It's not too late to wake up.
Don't make no difference who you are.
Just take off your make-up,
And discover the child in your heart.

[Chorus]

We're all thinking too much,
We're so out of touch.
We need to start over again.
So just let it wander
'Cause you're never too old to pretend.

[Chorus]

written by: Richard Marx

from the cd: 'Flesh and Bone'

No needles, no rehab
No minors, no murder rap
Where's that leave a guy like me
Windy city square
If al that sells is tragedy I haven't got a prayer

Should I try to lose it all, kick it off the track
Just to say I took the fall but 'look who's comin' back'

What's the story, where's the dirt
Nobody's happy 'til somebody gets hurt
I don't want t keep up with all that
The garbage that you swallow gonna someday make you fat

Normal childhood, beautiful wife
'Scuse me having a wonderful life
Why should I be hungry for someone else's pain
Heroes should have something but talent for fame
Double barrel in the mouth nails it every time
But that's what legend's all about
Ain't no bigger headline

What's the story, where's the dirt
Nobody's happy 'til somebody gets hurt
I don't want to keep up with all that
The garbage that you swallow gonna someday make you fat
Maybe I should frequent all the places that I'm avoiding
And maybe you should work on building rather than destroying

If this is making friends, I'd rather be lonely
So where's that leave a guy like me
Windy city square
I may never make page three but ask me if I care

What's the story, where's the dirt
Nobody's happy 'til somebody gets hurt
I don't want to keep up with all that
The garbage that you swallow gonna someday make you fat

I whispered you
Words I thought I'd never say.
We played the game,
But then we tossed the rules away.
Could deny it
Justify it,
But we both know that we went too far.
Oh, I can feel you,
And I need you,
No matter wherever you are.

I don't want to watch my love come crashing down,
But I can't lie to my heart.
I don't really want your memory hangin' 'round.
But baby, I just can't lie to my heart.

I have loved you
Longer than you've even known.
When you hurt, I hurt.
I'm your flesh, and you're my bone.
If I could only
Be two people,
Darlin', I swear we'd both be with you.
Oh, I know I'm selfish,
But I'm helpless.
I want you, and nothing else will do!

I don't want to watch my love come crashing down,
But I can't lie to my heart.
I don't really want your memory hangin' 'round,
Rippin' me right apart.

I won't pretend anymore.
Been hiding too long.
I won't go on like before.
I'm not that strong!

[Guitar Interlude]

Oh, I can feel it when I'm near you.
It's not healthy to need you this way.
Try to fight it, get inside it,
But this pain is stronger than me, and it won't go away!

I don't want to watch my love come crashing down,
But I can't lie to my heart.
I don't really want your memory hangin' 'round,
Rippin' me right apart.

I don't want to watch my love come crashing down,
But I can't lie to my heart.
I don't really want your memory hangin' 'round.
Not anymore!
I can't lie anymore!!
Baby, I can't. Baby, I can't.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Woah, woah. Woah.
No, baby, I just can't lie to my heart.

Your eyes burn through me,
Oh, like a raging fire.
I fall blissfully,
Everytime you say just one little word.
You know it makes me crazy.
You ask way too much,
Oh, when you say that I can look but do not touch.
I have never wanted any other girl
The way I want you, baby.
I surrender to what I can't control.
Drunk with desire, I've opened up my soul.

You know I would go around the world,
I'd take you anywhere,
Oh, baby anywhere,
For a touch of heaven.
Tell me what you want, I'll give you anything,
Oh, baby everything,
For a touch of heaven.

I have dreamed of this,
Your body next to mine,
Drowning in every kiss.
How I've longed to find my one and only girl,
And I found her in you, baby.
All I ever wanted is everything that you are.
Don't leave me longing,
Be tender with my heart.

[Chorus]

Everyone says you've been leading me on.
Too late for warnings, I'm already gone.
Ooh, I surrender to what I can't control.
Drunk with desire,
I'm giving you my soul.

[Chorus]

You never really thought you'd live to see the day
When the walls around your heart were blown away.
Just close your eyes, and you will hear me say,
"It's alright."

The key to everything I need is in your hands.
The part of me that no one understands.
When all my bridges burn, you tell me that,
"It's alright."

One world, one ride,
One 'til the end of time.
I'll be someone standing by your side,
Every day of your life.

Il ya des jours ou par amour on oublie tout,
(There are some days where by love we forget it all,)
Le fou, les guerres, le chaos, les remous.
(The fire, the wars, the chaos, the currents.)
Rien ne sera jamais plus fort que nous.
(Nothing will ever be as strong as we.)
It's alright.
On a la foi qui peut deplacer les montagnes,
(We have a faith that can move mountains,)
Et nos pensees qui toujours se rejoignent.
(And our thoughts which always come together.)
Tu sait que meme au loin, je t'accompagne.
(You know that even when I'm far away, I'm still with you.)
It's alright.

Yeah, yeah!

J's'rai la pour toi.
(I'll be there for you.)
Tu peux compter sur moi,
(You can count on me,)
Comme un ami que jamais ne t'oublie,
(Like a friend who'll never forget you,)
Chaque jour de ta vie,
(Every day of your life,)
Y'aura en moi,
(Inside of me there will always be)
Toujours un peu de toi.
(A part of you.)
Fidele comme une ombre qui te suit,
(Faithful as a shadow that follows you,)
Chaque jour de ta vie.
(Every day of your life.)

Over and over your heart's been left bare,
Haunted by faith that has led you nowhere.
You don't need to call out my name,
'Cause I am always there!
Always there!
Yeah!

[Guitar Interlude]

J's'rai la pour toi.
(I'll be there for you.)
Tu peux compter sur moi,
(You can count on me,)
Comme un ami que jamais ne t'oublie,
(Like a friend who'll never forget you,)
Chaque jour de ta vie.
(Every day of your life.)

Yeah, yeah.

Y'aura en moi,
(Inside of me there will always be)
Toujours un peu de toi.
(A part of you.)
Fidele comme une ombre qui te suit,
(Faithful as a shadow that follows you,)
Chaque jour de ta vie.
(Every day of your life.)

Chaque jour de ta vie!
One like the earth and the sky!!
Chaque jour de ta vie!!